Tehran has appointed a new CEO to head national airline Iran Air, state news reported, replacing its first female CEO with a US-blacklisted pilot. Touraj Dehghani Zanganeh, a former air force commander who features on a US Treasury sanctions list, was named for the post at a Sunday cabinet meeting.

Iran Air appoints new US-sanctioned CEO

The ATR-72 twin-engine plane crashed amid severe weather in the Zagros mountains after taking off on a domestic flight from Tehran.

Iran airline retracts toll of 66 dead in plane crash: Media

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Iran Air appoints new US-sanctioned CEO

Iran airline retracts toll of 66 dead in plane crash: Media